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Cambridge English Exam Grammar Master Guides

Target the exact grammar structures tested in Cambridge A2 Key (KET), B1 Preliminary (PET), B2 First (FCE), and C1 Advanced (CAE) with interactive checklists and complete master sequences.

A2 Key (KET)

Foundational grammar for everyday basic communication, routines, and simple narratives.

CEFR Level
A2 Elementary
⚠️ Examiner Trap Warning (A2)
Examiners heavily penalize omitted auxiliary verbs in questions ('Where you live?' instead of 'Where DO you live?') and irregular past verb errors.
A2 Core

Verb To Be — Present

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A2 Core

Present Simple — Daily Routines (-s)

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A2 Core

Present Continuous — Actions Now

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A2 Core

Have got — Possessions

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A2 Core

Can / Can't — Ability & Permission

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A2 Core

Was / Were — Past Simple of To Be

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A2 Core

Past Simple — Regular Verbs (-ed)

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A2 Core

Past Simple — Irregular Verbs

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A2 Core

Comparatives & Superlatives

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A2 Core

Countable & Uncountable (some/any/much/many)

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A2 Core

Going to — Future Plans & Intentions

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A2 Core

Past Continuous vs Past Simple (when/while)

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B1 Preliminary (PET)

Grammar for independent communication, past narrative nuance, predictions, and conditional logic.

CEFR Level
B1 Intermediate
⚠️ Examiner Trap Warning (B1)
The #1 trap on Cambridge PET is confusing Past Simple with Present Perfect in Reading Part 5 and Writing Part 1.
B1 Core

Present Perfect vs Past Simple

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B1 Core

Present Perfect Continuous (for/since)

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B1 Core

Experiences — Have you ever...?

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B1 Core

Past Perfect — The Timeline Detective

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B1 Core

Will vs Going to — Decisions & Intentions

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B1 Core

Zero, First & Second Conditionals

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B1 Core

Passive Voice — Present & Past

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B1 Core

Used to — Past Habits

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B1 Core

Gerund vs Infinitive (enjoy -ing, hope to)

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B1 Core

Indefinite Pronouns (someone/anyone/no one)

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B1 Core

Adverbs of Manner & Degree

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B2 First (FCE)

Advanced grammar tested rigorously in Use of English Part 4 (Key Word Transformations).

CEFR Level
B2 Upper-Intermediate
⚠️ Examiner Trap Warning (B2)
Use of English Part 4 requires changing active to passive, conditionals, causatives, and reported speech using 2 to 5 words without altering the given word.
B2 Core

Third Conditional — Regrets & Hypotheses

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B2 Core

Mixed Conditionals — Past Causes, Present Results

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B2 Core

Wish / If Only — Regrets & Desires

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B2 Core

Causative — Have / Get Something Done

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B2 Core

Relative Clauses — Defining & Non-Defining

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B2 Core

Reported Speech — Statements & Questions

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B2 Core

Modals of Deduction — Past (must have, can't have)

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B2 Core

Modals of Deduction — Present (must, might, could)

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B2 Core

Linking Words — Contrast, Addition, Result

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B2 Core

High-Scoring Collocations

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B2 Core

Phrasal Verbs — GET Masterclass

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B2 Core

Phrasal Verbs with UP

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B2 Core

Phrasal Verbs with OUT

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C1 Advanced (CAE)

Elite stylistic structures, dramatic rhetorical emphasis, and native-level syntactic agility.

CEFR Level
C1 Advanced
⚠️ Examiner Trap Warning (C1)
CAE examiners award maximum marks for natural use of inversion, cleft sentences, and participle clauses in both Speaking Part 3 and Writing Paper.
C1 Core

Inversion for Emphasis (Rarely have I seen...)

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C1 Core

Cleft Sentences (It was X that... / What I need is...)

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C1 Core

Advanced Passive & Reporting Verbs

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C1 Core

Emphatic Structures (do/does/did & so/such)

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C1 Core

Participle Clauses — Advanced Reduction

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C1 Core

Gerund Clauses as Subject

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C1 Core

Ellipsis & Substitution

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C1 Core

Future in the Past (was going to, would)

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C1 Core

The Subjunctive Mood in Formal English

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C1 Core

Would Rather / Would Prefer

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C1 Core

Register & Style — Formal vs Informal

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